>My granny used to tell me that you should never compare apple and
>oranges unless you're looking to prove redness or smoothness.
Get out!
>you'd have to project the future value of real estate to do that,
>and you'd have to pick the timing of when you move.
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>Without a crystal ball, you're sunk on this one.
Can't you say that about any financial transaction that plays out over time?
What's the phrase, past performance is no indicator of future results? But people use that info anyway, no?